2025 was… something. But time closing it out on the slopes with family has me smiling and optimistic for 2026!

A fun evolution and behavior project initiated by a summer undergrad Reina Eugene (PGSIP intern!) with Dustin Haskell - Variation in Social Feeding Behaviors and Interactions Among Caenorhabditis Nematodes @penngenetics.bsky.social @ecol-evol.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

In the October issue of #GENETICS, @michaelphart1.bsky.social and colleagues report #Celegans mutant analysis that identified conserved #autism genes with functions in experience-dependent neuron remodeling and circuit plasticity. buff.ly/ZrxH4rM

In #GENETICS, @michaelphart1.bsky.social and colleagues performed a mutant screen in #Celegans to identify conserved #autism genes with functions in experience-dependent neuron remodeling and circuit plasticity. buff.ly/f5UYogl

Do you like neuronal #plasticity? #genetics? #Celegans? Check out 1st installment of work by Kristi Zoga in the lab. Kristi screened 20 conserved #autism genes for roles in experience-dependent #neuron remodeling and a related behavior. doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf156

This all checks out. As a donor, the endless fundraising texts and emails I receive after donating make me donate LESS!!! Figure out a better way to not piss off unit supporters @housedemocrats.bsky.social

Feature article on latest work from @tdrivas.bsky.social Genetic testing of critically ill adults yields surprises—and reveals disparities in treatment of Black patients | Science www.science.org/content/arti...

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The White House's proposed FY26 budget would cut NIH funding by >40%. Our new #SCIMaP report projects the budget would lead to economic losses throughout the US with $10M+ lost in almost every House district. scienceimpacts.org/fy26 @joshuasweitz.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @cl10.bsky.social

(5/5) 🚨 It’s time to flood the zone. NIH scientists just took a huge risk speaking out. Now it’s our turn. 📜 Read the Bethesda Declaration ✍️ Sign the Public Letter of Support 👯‍♀️Follow NIHers doing the work: @nihvigils.bsky.social Read and sign here 👉 www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec...

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

Devastated by the loss of my amazing friend and colleague Laura Grafe (@grafelab.bsky.social, Bryn Mawr). She was beautiful, brilliant, and bursting with life! Her love and light burned so bright, it will forever be with everyone who was lucky enough to know her. Rest In Peace @pennngg.bsky.social

Beyond excited to host @dacolon.bsky.social today for the Distinguished Seminar Series at @pennmedicine.bsky.social @penngenetics.bsky.social!! Come see a terrific talk at noon!

Researchers and advocates have pushed back at what they consider inaccurate and stigmatizing comments made by the health secretary, and note the causes of autism are complex.

Ire isn't the right word... he is wrong and is stigmatizing 1 in ~40 children. 'Kennedy called research into the genetic factors in whether a child will develop autism “a dead end.” “Genes don’t cause epidemics,” he said. “You need an environmental toxin.”" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/u...

"After nearly five hours, he and his wife were released. They are now pursuing legal action. "It's not about the immigrants," his sister, told NBC10 Boston. "It's coming to us Americans, and it's going to go after all of us." www.nbcboston.com/news/politic...

So excited to host @singhvilabglia.bsky.social (One of my favorite scientists to spend time with!!) tomorrow for the @pennngg.bsky.social and MINS seminar!! Come learn about glia!!

Patience, collaboration, and perseverance pay off! Our investigation of the population prevalence of NF1 pathogenic variants is out today in @naturecomms.bsky.social! We find these variants are much more common than anticipated and confer increased risk for cancer. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

attention worm peeps! we need YOU to help recruit more mentees for the C. elegans Community Mentor Match program! 🪱🧪 mentees of all stages are welcome to join! Please help us sign up more mentees by sharing this this slide with your lab in your next lab meeting! docs.google.com/presentation...

Amazing support for SCIENCE with so many familiar faces! (Dog, sign, and picture courtesy of @glennislogsdon.bsky.social) @tdrivas.bsky.social @korblab.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social #standupforscience2025

Wonder what it would be like to present your research at a conference attended by #NobelPrize recipients? See them in the hallway & have a chance to chat? Hear about their illustrious work that earned them this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine? This is your chance! 1/3🧵

Not great… not great whyy.org/articles/pen...

Philadelphia Stand Up For Science! #standupforscience2025 Friday, March 7 · 11am - 1pm Philadelphia City Hall standupforscience2025.org

Join the @standupforscience.bsky.social rally on March 7 to help protect the American scientific enterprise & defend science as a public good that drives social, political, & economic progress. Learn more & find your local site: https://buff.ly/3EWhSZM #standupforscience2025 #scienceforall

Your Action Is Needed! Congress needs to hear from scientists. Call your representatives to oppose funding freezes and restrictions on research. Find contact info at govtrack.us and make your voice heard today! #SciencePolicy www.ascb.org/science-poli...

Awesome, albeit freezing, ski weekend with my siblings and nephew in Vermont! Definitely worth taking an extra 2 days off despite an impending grant deadline!

I joined 75+ @nobelprize.bsky.social laureates urging US Senators to oppose RFK Jr.'s confirmation as DHHS Secretary. If you’re in a state with GOP senators, PLEASE reach out to them! I’d deeply appreciate it if you amplified this post! 🙏 www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/h...

Everyone can use this UMR tool (UnitedforMedicalResearch.org ) to see the impact of #NIH funding on jobs and economic activity state-by-state. Please contact your elected representatives with this information and share it with your friends and neighbors. #NIHinYourState bsky.app/profile/nano...

With how busy the start of the semester is, the #Worm25 organizers have announced an extension of the deadline to apply to organize a workshop at the conference!📣 You now have until January 31. Read guidelines, examples of topics, & apply: buff.ly/3DTfvq3 🪱

Abstract submission and registration for #Worm25 are OPEN! 🪱📣 Don't miss the premier event for Worm researchers this Summer! Submit an abstract on a variety of topics including cell biology, development, gene regulation & genomics, and more: buff.ly/40arx5W 1/2🧵

PhD training can make you a great scientist, but can also make you lifelong friends!! Loved celebrating Toni Moi Prince's wedding with friends from @pennngg.bsky.social (class of 2008)!! @grafelab.bsky.social , Sam White, and @tdrivas.bsky.social (honorary)!! 🧪🧠

Sharing our recent manuscript on this new and better platform 🦋 - Brandon Bastien PhD used sophisticated tools to dissect neuron type specific roles for the synaptic adhesion gene CNTNAP in regulating behavior in C. elegans! 🧪 🧠 🪱 rdcu.be/d2zF2

Last week I joined here 💙! This week @tdrivas.bsky.social and I welcomed Odys to the family (short for Odysseus)! Some things are looking up! Ajax is mostly happy about it! 🧠🧪🐶

New paper ALERT!! Mara Cowen, PhD discovered and defined how conserved autism-associated genes modify a 'social' behavior in C. elegans!! So proud of her work in the lab! www.nature.com/articles/s41...